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The weekend snow storm wreaked havoc on the high school sports schedule to start this week. All Monday games were postponed along with many Tuesday contests. A handful of Washington/Greene County teams will play tonight though most games have been re-scheduled. Canon-Mac girls beat Mt. Lebanon, keeping pace with with Norwin atop the section. 2A Section 3 has a pair of games features playoff-positioned teams. Beth-Center clinched a playoff spot with its win over Carmichaels. Jeff-Morgan topped West Greene to stay within one game of first place Chartiers-Houston. Here’s the Tuesday Night Light lineup:

Girls
6A Canon-McMillan 47, Mt. Lebanon 36

Boys
3A McGuffey at Bishop Canevin, postponed (date to be determined)
2A-3 Beth-Center 59, Carmichaels 56
2A-3 Chartiers-Houston 65, Burgettstown 37
2A-3 Jeff-Morgan 50, West Greene 39
1A Summit Academy at Avella, postponed (date to be determined)

The WPIAL Team Wrestling Tournaments get underway Wednesday at eight sites across the League. Nine of the 12 Washington County wrestling schools qualified for the tournaments, six of them in the 2A bracket, with four of those heading to McGuffey. The three qualifiers for the 3A bracket are all scheduled at separate sites with Section 2 champion Canon-McMillan hosting a five-team group. WJPA will have live coverage from McGuffey and Canon-McMillan. The WPIAL semifinals/finals are scheduled for Saturday at Peters Township. WPIAL Brackets

Here’s the Washington/Greene County teams’ schedule for Wednesday, Jan. 28:

2A at #3 McGuffey
Preliminary on WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
4:20 pm Bentworth vs. Keystone Oaks

1st Round & Quarterfinals on WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen Here
5:50 pm McGuffey vs. Bent/KO winner & Chartiers-Houston vs. Burgettstown
7:15 pm McG/Bent/KO winner vs. CH/Burg winner

2A at #1 Burrell
6:0o pm Beth-Center vs. Quaker Valley
7:15 pm B-C/QV winner vs. Knoch/Southmoreland/Burrell winner

2A at #4 Laurel
6:00 pm Jeff-Morgan vs. Avella
7:15 pm  J-M/Avel winner vs. Avonworth/Freedom/Laurel winner

3A at #3 Canon-McMillan
1st Round & Quarterfinals on WJPA-AM) Watch/Listen Here
5:50 pm Canon-McMillan vs. Belle Vernon/Mars Area preliminary winner
7:15 pm C-M/BVA/Mars winner vs. Latrobe/North Allegheny winner

3A at #2 Norwin
6:00 pm Trinity vs. West Allegheny
7:15 pm Trin/WA winner vs. Armstrong/Seneca Valley/Norwin winner

3A at #1 Franklin Regional
4:30 pm Peters Township vs. Shaler
6:00 pm Peters/Shaler winner vs. Franklin Regional
7:15 pm PT/Shal/FR winner vs. Thomas Jefferson/Moon Area winner

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy is the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Pittsburgh native signed the contract on Tuesday after the two sides had reached a verbal agreement over the weekend. McCarthy, 62, replaces Mike Tomlin, who stepped down earlier this month after 19 seasons. This marks McCarthy’s third NFL head coaching role. He previously coached in Green Bay and Dallas. McCarthy’s postseason achievements include a Super Bowl win over the Steelers in the 2010 season. He takes over a team hasn’t won a playoff game since the 2016 season. The Steelers won the AFC North this season before being blown out in the opening round of the playoffs.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Barry Dunning Jr. and Roman Siulepa each scored 15 points, Omari Witherspoon made a step-back jumper with 15 seconds left in overtime, and Pittsburgh beat Wake Forest 80-76 to end a three-game losing streak. Siulepa stole an inbounds pass along the sideline and raced the other way for a fast-break dunk to tie it at 66-all with 1:02 remaining in regulation. Wake Forest guard Juke Harris took the last shot of regulation, but his contested layup attempt was not close at the buzzer. Witherspoon was fouled after making a steal with 1:25 left in overtime and a review upgraded it a Flagrant 1, leading to two free throws and possession. Witherspoon went 1 of 2 from the free-throw line to pull within 76-75 and he was off on a 3-pointer.

NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust has been suspended three games for an illegal check to the head of Vancouver’s Brock Boeser. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced the ban Tuesday following a disciplinary hearing with Rust. Boeser is out at least a week after going on injured reserve. Rust lifted his right shoulder into Boeser’s head in the final seconds of the Penguins’ game at the Canucks on Sunday. Rust will forfeit $80,078 in salary with that money going to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.